(ANSA) - ROME, SEPTEMBER 20 - "When we draw a red line, we must enforce it. When we make a commitment, we must honor it. Autocracies thrive by exploiting our hesitation. We should avoid ambiguity, so as not to regret it. Finally, we must be willing. to collaborate, as long as it does not mean compromising our fundamental principles ".
Council president Mario Draghi said this in New York in his speech at the ceremony for the 'World Statesman' award (statesman of the year).
"The importance of the dialogue, which we celebrate tonight, has been at the center of my professional life as an economist and as a political decision-maker - he continued -.